2/29/2024 0 Comments Vango tolga air vw reviewThis is one of those classic fabric strips which have two beads which are attached to your caravan/camper runner and the other to the awning itself.Īlternatively, you can use the supplied universal over-vehicle webbing straps. The simplest is to use the double kador strip which comes with the awning. There are multiple ways of attaching the Kela to your van. It might have been nice to see a second cable entry point on the opposite side – surely adding another cable point doesn’t add too much to the cost Vango? There’s a single cable entry point on one side of the awning if you want to direct a mains electric hookup from your distribution point into the awning. This has a flat roof section and a sloping section which constitutes the front wall of the awning. The main living space with a 235 x 310cm area.a tunnel section between your van and the main living space – this measures 135 x 310 cm. Once up you’re treated to a roughly square floor area comprising: Inflation of the airbeams is very quick and takes a minute or two at most. The pump is one of those clever ‘double action’ ones which can pump air in when inflating or pump air out when deflating. There are two airbeams on the Kela and a pump is supplied which you would expect at this pricepoint. The Sentinal Pro is also UV resistant at greater than factor 50 – you’re not going to get sunburnt inside. All seams on the tent are taped and we experienced no problems at all with water, even under heavy rain. The Sentinal Pro is very waterproof and has a hydrostatic head of 6000mm which is excellent. The downside of the thick fabric is that the packed size goes up and the weight is fairly substantial at 18.4kg. This is a really good insulating tent fabric and means that the Kela is suitable to use all year around, especially if you have a good camping heater. The reason for the size is the thick Sentinel Pro double ripstop fabric used by Vango. This will take up a reasonable amount of boot space, but it’s not over the top. Dimensions and packed weight and sizeįor a fairly small awning, the pack size of the Kela is fairly big at 78 x 32 x 34cm. However there is very minimal difference between the two. The Kela we were testing was the 3rd version of the awning and Vango are now on the 5th (labelled the ‘Vango Kela Air V’). The actual Kela awning living space is unchanged between these two though. The standard is for larger caravans and campers in the 205 – 245cm range. We were testing our review awning on a small Eriba caravan and so were using the low awning – this caters for campervans and caravans in the 180 – 210cm range. The Kela Air comes in two main flavours which are designed for different height vehicles – the ‘Low’ and the ‘Standard’. Risk of punctures is low, and the main disadvantage is a slightly higher packed weight over a pole-based awning of the same design – however, this is really not a problem in most scenarios. We think the extra price of airbeam technology is worthwhile because it massively improves the time to put up and take down the awning, leaving more time to relax. The Vango Kela Air is a compact drive away awning which uses a pair of inflatable airbeams to provide structure and support to the awning in place of the traditional fiddly fibre-glass poles that are still commonly used on lower-priced options. We’ve always been impressed by the materials used and we were extremely keen to get our mittens on one of their smaller options to see if the quality is maintained. We’ve had considerable experience with Vango tents and their larger awnings such as the Galli 3 in the past. There is a noticeable difference in the thickness (denier) of the waterproof fabrics in construction as you outlay more cash on the purchase and we would certainly recommend seeking out thicker materials for use in winter. It also depends on whether you plan to sleep in it and how much budget you have in the kitty. They can pack up reasonably small but then inflate to create a separate room or suite of rooms to use when camping in less than 10 minutes – what’s not to like? Doctor Who can’t even do that!įor us, the key features to look out with drive away awnings depend on whether you’re expecting to be using one all year round, or just in the warm(ish) summer months. If you’re the owner of a small caravan or campervan then it makes alot of sense to bring along a driveaway awning.
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